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wiery

/ˈwaɪəɹi/

wiery is the obsolete form of wiry.

Meaning of wiry

Adjective

wiry (comparative wirier, superlative wiriest)

  1. Resembling wire.
    • My hair was very wiry in my teens.
  2. Thin, muscular and flexible.
    • Don't fight him. He may be small, but he's wiry.

Forms of wiery

comparativemore wiery
superlativemost wiery

Origin of wiery

From wire. Compare fiery.

Questions about wiery

What is wiery the obsolete form of?
Wiery is the obsolete form of wiry.
How do you pronounce wiery?
Wiery is pronounced /ˈwaɪəɹi/.

Words near wiery in the dictionary

  1. Wiersma
  2. Wiersmas
  3. Wierson
  4. Wiersons
  5. Wieruszów
  6. wiery
  7. Wierzba
  8. Wierzbas
  9. Wierzbickan
  10. Wierzbicki
  11. Wierzbickis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: wiery (page history and authors); wiry (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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